(L/R): Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductees and/or their representatives: Tony Diffley, representing his late father, Larry Diffley, recipient; Robert Rishovd, recipient; General Leo Goodrich (recipient); Adeline “Dickie” Voth, widow of John Voth, recipient; Randy Pfutzenreuter, Kristi Rollag-Wangstad and Don Piccard, accepting for Robert Gilruth, recipient. Not pictured, Sandy and David Johnson who accepted for Frank Judd. Dave Weiman Photo
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inducted the following persons, April 25, 2015, at ceremonies held at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota: the co-owner of Bemidji Aviation, the late Larry A. Diffley; former Director of Human Spaceflight for NASA, Robert R. Gilruth; WWII pilot, and Minnesota Assistant Adjutant General, Air, Brigadier General Leo C. Goodrich; Northwest Airlines Captain and Vice President Frank C. Judd; former Viet Nam helicopter pilot, Robert C. Rishovd, who in civilian life, became an early pioneer in medical helicopter services; and WWII and St. Cloud State University flight instructor, Lt. Col. John Voth.
The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame encourages pilots and the general public to submit nominations for future induction consideration by going to its website for additional information: www.mnaviationhalloffame.org.
